Back-band loop



(No Model.)

B. R. OAHOONE.

8 BACK BAND LOOP.

No. 384,423. Patented June 12, 1888.

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EDWIN R. OAHOONE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BACK- BAND LOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,423, dated June 12,1888.

Application filed March 29, 1888.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN R. CAHOONE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Back-Band Loops forHarness; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of harness-loops for back-bands forsaddles in which the strap or part which is covered by the leather partof the saddle is made of a cheaper or less expensive grade of metal-suchas iron-and the exposed parts are of a higher or more ornamental gradeof metalsuch as brass, German silver, &C.iil18 object of the inventionbeing to secure a more perfect union of said metal parts, whereby thestrength and durability of the said loop will be greatlyincreased andthe loop will be better adapted to co'opcrate with the other portions ofthe saddle, as hereinafter described.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures,Figure 1 is a plan of the upper side of the improved harness'loop. Fig.2 is a plan of the under side of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view ofthe same, taken on line X of Figs. 2 and 6, showing the loop with andwithout a certain plate. Fig. 4. is an edge view, and Fig. 5 a plan, ofa strap adapted to be employed with the outer or exposed metal parts.Fig. 6 is a plan illustrating varied constructions. Fig. 7 is anenlarged section taken on line Y, and Fig. 8 is an edge view of a strapwhen the same'is made flat.

In carrying out the invention I provide a strap, a, of ordinary iron,which is fiat, and thus adapted to pass between the leather parts of thesaddle in the ordinary manner, being provided with suitable holes,b,through which the terret and pad. screws may be inserted. I prefer tobend the extremity of the said metal strap a, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4,whereby Serial No. 268,823. (No model.)

an anchor or stop, 0, is formed, whereby the said strap may be moresecurely held within the loop (1 and the said strap be prevented frommoving laterally within or on said loop. The said anchor or stop may beformed, as indicated in Fig. 5, by extending the strap laterform theloop-flange d, and a downwardly-projecting bearing, (1*, on the underside of the strap, the metal passing entirely around the end of thestrap and through the perforations therein,and thus holding strap andloop firmly in place,so that there can be no working loose of the partsor withdrawal of one from the other, and all imperfect finishingoccasioned by riveting and the cost of such riveting are entirelyavoided.

By forming the bearing (1 on the under side of the strap the said strapand loop are raised above the saddle part below, and thus it isunnecessary to form the loop projection 01 at such an angle asheretofore but the same may be brought more nearly in line with thestrap, and thus the leverage on a loop is reduced and the said loop isless likely to be broken off by the draft thereon, as will beunderstood. Under some conditions I may dispense with the flange orplate, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 6.

Byforming a bulb or turn on the end of the strap, as shown, I not onlyget additional strength in the loop, but said bulb forms a filling forthe head of the loop, thus getting the effect of a quantity of expensivemetal at but a comparatively small outlay of such metal.

By the construction above detailed the strap a, of iron, and the loop(I, of a softer but more ornamental metal, are held more firmlytogether, and the device, as a whole, is thus rendered more durable; andbecause of the bearing d and the straightening of the loop so as tobring it more nearly in line with the strap the leverage on the loop isreduced, as will be understood.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. Theimproved back-band loop for harness herein described, combining a strap,a, and a loop,d, cast around the end thereof, said parts being arrangedand combined snbstautiall y as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The improved back-band loop for harness, combining therein astrap, a,perforation Z), and a cast loop, the metal of which surrounds the end ofstrap and passes through the perforation thereof, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

3. The improved back-band loop for harness herein described, combining astrap bent or turned or provided with a stop at its extremity and a loopcast on and around said bent or turned extremity, as and for thepurposes set forth.

4. The improved baclcband loop for harness, combining therein a strap, aloop having a flange, d, and downwardly-projecting bearing 01 formedintegral with said loop, the said flange or plate being formed abovesaid plate and away from the same, and said projecting bearing lyingbelow said plate, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand thisZith day of March, 1888.

F. R. CAHOONE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES II. PELL, Pnrnir G. Vono'rLnN.

